7.0 Supported Configurations: Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server on x86

Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server on x86 with WebLogic Platform 7.0

 

Note: The version of WebLogic Server included with WebLogic Platform 7.0 GA is version 7.0.0.1. It contains updates to the WebLogic Server 7.0 GA version (7.0.0.0). Support information that applies only to WebLogic Server 7.0 GA is identified below.

This section provides the following information:

• Configuration Requirements
• Known Issues

Related Information

• For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, and browsers, plus support for interoperability tools and WebLogic Platform product support information, see WebLogic Platform 7.0 Supported Configurations.
• For details about Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server, see the Microsoft Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com.

 

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Configuration Requirements

Table 8-1 Requirements for WebLogic Platform 7.0 on Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server, no patches required (32-bit)
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Xeon, Pentium II or higher, x86, and compatible chip architectures (400 MHz)
SDK	WebLogic JRockit 7.0 (J2SE 1.3.1) and all later service packs of WebLogic JRockit	Supported on WebLogic Server 7.0 only.
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1_03 and all later service packs of 1.3.1	Bundled with BEA WebLogic Platform and installed, automatically, under the BEA Home directory.
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1_02 with Java HotSpotTM Client VM and all later service packs of 1.3.1	Supported on WebLogic Server 7.0 only.
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration design and development tools. For more information about WebLogic Platform design and development tools support, see Supported Configurations for Design and Development Tools in Version 7.0 in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 7.0.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Disk Space	For any components of WebLogic Platform or for the full WebLogic Platform product, see Disk Space Requirements.
Performance Pack	Included
Node Manager	Java
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
	Oracle 8.1.7	server/bin/oci817_8/weblogicoci38.dll server/bin/oci817_8/weblogicoxa38.dll
	Oracle 9.0.1	server/bin/oci901_8/weblogicoci38.dll server/bin/oci901_8/weblogicoxa38.dll

 

 

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Known Issues

Issue	Workaround
JVM Heap Size Limitation	Although the JVM allows you to set heap size to values exceeding 2 GB, memory fragmentation and other Windows memory requirements typically limit the maximum contiguous address space available for Java applications to approximately 1.4 - 1.6 GB. For more information, see "Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems" at: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx
IBM 1.3.1 VM Known Issues	There are RMI/IIOP ClassCastExceptions with WebLogic Server 7.0 with the Windows 2000 Server and the Advanced Server. This problem is fixed in WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1. For more information, contact Customer Support and specify CR082937.
	There are jDriver classloading problems with WebLogic Server 7.0 with the Windows 2000 Server and the Advanced Server. This problem is fixed in WebLogic Server 7.0, SP01. For more information, contact Customer Support and specify CR082936.

 

For more information about known issues with any components of this release, see the appropriate Release Notes document. For a complete list of Release Notes supporting WebLogic Platform 7.0, see:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs70/interm/relnotes.html